Community Oral Health Board Review
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Community water fluoridation:
a. reaches all people, regardless of socioeconomic status.
b. requires several years of application before positive effects can
be measured.
c. proves to be more of a financial burden than restorative
treatment.
d. only meets five of the seven characteristics considered to be
effective solution to the problem of dental decay. -
correct answer ✅a. reaches all people, regardless of
socioeconomic status.
Public health problems must meet the criteria that they are a
condition or situation that is widespread actual or potential cause
of morbidity or mortality and that:
a. they have been proven a valid concern by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
b. funding to treat or cure the condition is not available at the local
or state level.
c. they do not qualify for treatment as an orphan drug.
,Community Oral Health Board Review
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
d. there is an existing perception that the condition is a public
health problem on the part of the public, the government, or public
health authorities. -
correct answer ✅d. there is an existing perception that the
condition is a public health problem on the part of the public, the
government, or public health authorities.
The federal government's role in participating in dental health-
related activities falls under the jurisdiction of which of the
following?
a. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
b. Department of the Interior (DOI)
c. Institute of Medicine (IOM)
d. Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) -
correct answer ✅a. Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an
operating agency under which of the following?
,Community Oral Health Board Review
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
a. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
b. Public Health Service
c. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
d. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). -
correct answer ✅b. Public Health Service
The correct order for implementing a community oral health
assessment is which of the following?
a. Determine the need of primary data collection, collect data,
communicate and publicize findings, analyze and interpret the data.
b. Collect data, determine the need of primary data collection,
communicate and publicize findings, analyze and interpret the data.
c. Determine the need of primary data collection, collect data,
analyze and interpret the data, communicate and publicize findings.
d. Collect data, determine the need, communicate and publicize
findings, analyze and interpret the data. -
correct answer ✅d. Collect data, determine the need,
communicate and publicize findings, analyze and interpret the data.
, Community Oral Health Board Review
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Which of the following is the first step in analyzing and interpreting
both primary and secondary data for a community oral health
assessment?
a. Compare data with other data
b. Assess the significance of the data collected
c. Synthesize the information and summarize the findings
d. Provide direction for future actions to build on community assets
-
correct answer ✅c. Synthesize the information and summarize the
findings
Which of the following is the first step in planning a community oral
health project?
a. Contact the intended site.
b. Select a target population.
c. Set up a visit to discuss the project.
d. Prepare a written agreement. -
correct answer ✅b. Select a target population.
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Community water fluoridation:
a. reaches all people, regardless of socioeconomic status.
b. requires several years of application before positive effects can
be measured.
c. proves to be more of a financial burden than restorative
treatment.
d. only meets five of the seven characteristics considered to be
effective solution to the problem of dental decay. -
correct answer ✅a. reaches all people, regardless of
socioeconomic status.
Public health problems must meet the criteria that they are a
condition or situation that is widespread actual or potential cause
of morbidity or mortality and that:
a. they have been proven a valid concern by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
b. funding to treat or cure the condition is not available at the local
or state level.
c. they do not qualify for treatment as an orphan drug.
,Community Oral Health Board Review
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
d. there is an existing perception that the condition is a public
health problem on the part of the public, the government, or public
health authorities. -
correct answer ✅d. there is an existing perception that the
condition is a public health problem on the part of the public, the
government, or public health authorities.
The federal government's role in participating in dental health-
related activities falls under the jurisdiction of which of the
following?
a. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
b. Department of the Interior (DOI)
c. Institute of Medicine (IOM)
d. Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) -
correct answer ✅a. Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an
operating agency under which of the following?
,Community Oral Health Board Review
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
a. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
b. Public Health Service
c. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
d. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). -
correct answer ✅b. Public Health Service
The correct order for implementing a community oral health
assessment is which of the following?
a. Determine the need of primary data collection, collect data,
communicate and publicize findings, analyze and interpret the data.
b. Collect data, determine the need of primary data collection,
communicate and publicize findings, analyze and interpret the data.
c. Determine the need of primary data collection, collect data,
analyze and interpret the data, communicate and publicize findings.
d. Collect data, determine the need, communicate and publicize
findings, analyze and interpret the data. -
correct answer ✅d. Collect data, determine the need,
communicate and publicize findings, analyze and interpret the data.
, Community Oral Health Board Review
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Which of the following is the first step in analyzing and interpreting
both primary and secondary data for a community oral health
assessment?
a. Compare data with other data
b. Assess the significance of the data collected
c. Synthesize the information and summarize the findings
d. Provide direction for future actions to build on community assets
-
correct answer ✅c. Synthesize the information and summarize the
findings
Which of the following is the first step in planning a community oral
health project?
a. Contact the intended site.
b. Select a target population.
c. Set up a visit to discuss the project.
d. Prepare a written agreement. -
correct answer ✅b. Select a target population.
